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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Annaly Capital Management (NLY)

Annaly Q1 GAAP EPS $0.33 vs $1.40 in Q4; earnings available for distribution $0.76

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Annaly Capital Management reported first-quarter 2026 results on April 21, 2026. GAAP net income was $0.33 per average common share, down from $1.40 in the fourth quarter of 2025 but up from $0.15 a year earlier, while earnings available for distribution rose to $0.76 from $0.74 and the $0.70 quarterly dividend was unchanged. Book value per common share fell to $19.82 from $20.21 at December 31, 2025, and GAAP leverage rose to 7.3x.

Key points

  • GAAP net income of $0.33 per average common share, versus $1.40 in Q4 2025 and $0.15 in Q1 2025
  • Earnings available for distribution of $0.76 per average common share, versus $0.74 in Q4 2025 and $0.72 in Q1 2025
  • Book value per common share of $19.82, down from $20.21 at December 31, 2025; cash dividend of $0.70 per share
  • Earnings call scheduled for April 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time

The filing

CompanyAnnaly Capital Management (NLY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 21, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001043219-26-000021

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 21, 2026.

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